Once at the scene police say the man who emerged from the auto attacked officers, before members of the public alerted them to several people who had been stabbed.

When police arrived, the man punched one of the officers through their patrol vehicle window, Ashton told reporters Friday.

The man has been arrested and is under police guard in hospital. Hindustan Times, owned by HT Media Ltd, is one of India's largest publications that provides unbiased news, analysis and features on politics, sports, entertainment, lifestyle and more.

Clayton added that the bomb squad had cleared the area and deemed it safe, and that fire crews had extinguished the burning auto.

A Somalian man went on a knife rampage in central Melbourne today, stabbing three people after setting a auto full of explosives on fire.

The suspect has been "known to police mainly in respect to relatives he has that are certainly persons of interest to us", Ashton said.

Police said the attacker's vehicle contained several barbecue gas cylinders in the back.

Police confirmed one person had been killed, while two others were in hospital.

Police responded to the scene on Bourke Street after receiving reports of a auto on fire, Victoria Police Superintendent David Clayton told reporters shortly after the incident.

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